Martin Quigley
What do you need today to get into prison. You
would think that after 12 previous convictions that included assault and public
order offences that that at least would get him a few days. No such luck in
Ireland. How about after that this predator then sexually assaults a teenage girl
and only gets a suspended sentence of two years. Then the very next day he is
back in court for not paying full compensation of €5000 for having previously
sexually assaulted a man, that also resulted in permanent scarring to his
victim’s head. I suppose if you call yourself a businessman you can afford to
pay the money and even not pay it because the judge then allowed Quigley more time to come
up with the money.
So, Martin Quigley is now a free man and the state and the
judge, Barry Hickey, must bear equal responsibility for what he will do next. At 48
years old, it is a good bet that Martin is betting he will never see the inside
of a prison cell as long as he has the money to buy his way out of one. The
principle of justice has been completely lost in this case and this predator’s
history. It also sends a message to sexual assault victims that, at least in
Tralee in Co. Kerry, do not expect justice at their courts.
By Barry Clifford
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